Friday, 28 August 2009

DJ AM -- also known as Adam Goldstein -- was found dead this afternoon in New York City.

Law enforcement sources tell us he was found in his apartment at around 5:20 PM. We're told drug paraphernalia was found at the scene.

We're told DJ AM had not been seen or heard from for a few days -- one of his friends went to check on him, but got no response after knocking on his apartment door.

We're told the friend called the police, who broke down the door and then found DJ AM's body.

Back in September of 2008, DJ AM and Travis Barker survived a plane crash in South Carolina. Four people died in the crash -- which was caused when the airplane aborted takeoff and then ran off the runway. DJ AM and Barker were the only survivors.

We all certainly remember what happens when sites doubt Gizmodo’s “reliable sources” — Steve Jobs’ health, anyone? As such, a particularly interesting rumor emerged this morning that Apple tablet hopefuls might want to take note of. Citing “a source that has always been 100% reliable”, Giz claims to have been informed that Apple is currently working on 13-inch and 15-inch tablet models in addition to the 10-inch model that is all but confirmed by now. The source states that two prototypes reminiscent of big aluminum iPhones currently sit in a factory in Shenzuen, China. He or she also claims that at least one is confirmed to be running OS X. The source could not confirm whether these units were prototypes of what will ultimately be production models, or simply demo units of some kind. While it’s known that next month’s Apple event will have absolutely nothing to do with tablets, it might be a pretty safe bet that some kind of tablet announcement might not be far behind.

Pop star Michael Jackson had lethal levels of the powerful anaesthetic propofol in his body when he died, coroner's office documents show.The findings were contained in a previously sealed search warrant which has been made public in Texas.The singer died in June from a cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles. Police have interviewed his doctor, but he has not been named as a suspect.There are reports that the coroner has concluded Jackson's death was homicide.The reports, carried by the Associated Press news agency quoting unnamed police sources, have not been confirmed.But the BBC's Rajesh Mirchandani in Los Angeles says homicide includes manslaughter, and investigators have been trying to establish if there is a case for that charge.

Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, has denied any wrongdoing.Details of the Los Angeles County coroners' findings were revealed when a search warrant affidavit was made public in Houston, Texas, where Dr Murray has offices.Dr Murray's offices were raided last month as part of the police investigation into the singer's death.The coroner's office has not published its findings regarding the singer's death.Addiction fearsAccording to the affidavit, the LA chief coroner "had reviewed the preliminary toxicology results and his preliminary assessment of Jackson's cause of death was due to lethal levels of propofol".

The documents go on to say that Dr Murray told police he had been giving Jackson propofol as part of his treatment for insomnia.But, he said he had been concerned Jackson was becoming addicted to the drug and had been trying to wean him off, using alternative drugs.But, on the morning of the singer's death, Dr Murray is reported to have relented and given Jackson a lower dosage of propofol after a number of other drugs had not worked.He left the star alone to make some telephone calls and when he returned Jackson was not breathing, the LA Times reports.Dr Murray is known to have performed CPR on his patient while the paramedics were called, but Jackson was declared dead when he arrived at hospital.

Bottles of propofol found in Jackson's house show it had been prescribed by several doctors, not just Conrad Murray, but he remains at the centre of the inquiry, our correspondent adds.Earlier this month, Dr Murray - who was employed as Michael Jackson's personal physician for a series of concerts in London scheduled for July - posted a video message on YouTube to thank his supporters."I told the truth and I have faith the truth will prevail," he said in the short one-minute clip.

Saturday, 22 August 2009

Michael Jackson's remains will be buried in Los Angeles on 3 September - not 29 August as had been announced, a Jackson family spokesman has said.In a statement, Ken Sunshine did not say why the date had been changed.He said the "King of Pop" would be interred in the Forest-Lawn memorial park in Glendale at a private ceremony.The Jackson family said earlier he would buried on 29 August on what would have been his 51st birthday. The cause of his death in June remains unclear.The Great Mausoleum at the Forest Lawn memorial park is protected with security cameras and access is carefully regulated.The mausoleum contains a stained-glass replica of Leonardo da Vinci's painting The Last Supper and also copies of statues by Michelangelo.A different Forest Lawn cemetery in Los Angeles provided the setting for the memorial service held by the family in the hours leading up to the globally televised tribute concert on 7 July.His coffin was taken to the concert and remained on stage while family members and celebrities paid tribute to the star.

Saturday, 15 August 2009

Behold! The latest “no seriously, this is the real thing!” image of Apple’s forthcoming, maybe real, definitely imminent, 100 percent fabricated, probably not, kind of confirmed tablet computer hit the net this morning. This time around, it comes from a French blog with a fair track record and its source is not disclosed. Right on. The image shows a device that certainly fits in with the design of the iPhone/iPod touch and iMac, though the placement of the home key is a bit odd considering such a device would be held by its ends. The most interesting aspect of this particular iPad/MacBook Touch/Macblet/iTab/Aplet/etc is the depiction of OS X on the display. Recent analyst guesses indicated that the device would run some iteration of the iPhone OS rather than some iteration of Leopard, but this image suggests otherwise.

Mariah Carey is said to be "nervous" about her new album - because chart rival Whitney Houston is set to release her new record at the same time. Carey has reportedly yet to complete Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel.And music insiders say she is worried that it will have to compete with the first album by Houston in years - entitled I Look To You. A source revealed: "She's getting very nervous now that Whitney Houston is coming back." Meanwhile, according to US reports, Carey, 39, signed up with new manager Chris Lighty four months ago. He told a US newspaper: "My management company is dealing with [Mariah's] music, brand extensions and commercial opportunities. We love Mariah."